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. 44� . � 3quare to parking purposea would p� o�de a lo�ng term solution to the problem. ' The niagram provided for 180 park-ing places, and the retention of the center �• of California Sauare as a park / Col. H. YJ. Edmonds of the Board of Super- �" visors, was called upon ny May� r Hilton. He gave nis endorsement to the � . �l proposed plan and sa.id tna.t tne problem of providing narking facilities for �'" � employees and approximaiely 200 io b00 daily'viaitors to the court house is ' a City problem. He pointed� that insufficient use is made of California Square to justify its maiitenance for park purposes alone. Councilman Britsengi suggested a joint bity-County committee to etudy the eituation, ._.Col Edmonds stated that tne parking problem had never been formally dis- cussed by tne Board of' Supervisors;,�butcthat:_trie cooperative effort of trie ' Board of Super�isors�nd tee City Council migtit aolve the problem. He 1 minimized tr_e current gossip about relocating the County seat and said it was nener discussed in any Hoard meeting. Councilman Granger pointed out tnat tne installation of parking meters will have to be`reconaidered event- ua11y oecause of the rapid grovrtri of the City, and estima.ted ttiat ttiey vJOU1d � be a potential source of revenue whicn would amount to $2b,000 to �3U,000 a year, Councilman Swift left the meeting. Councilman Granger moved t�iat tne City Manager be instructed to prepare a report on trie cost of carrying out a solution of the parking problem in- cluding a study of tne experience of other Penineula cities wita parking metere, City 3�anager Blom presented another fact of tne parking.problem in ' tne court nouse area. The sheriff's office does not have space to park ite _ crew cars, ambulance and prisoner delivery venicles. He suggested tnat � two parking §paces be reserved to the court house for fifteen minute parking. Councilman Granger amended nie motion to include the gra,n�ing of additional space on the easterly eide of Middlefield Road from tne sherif"f�a office to . Marsnall Street and to eatablisn unlimited parking on the soutnerly side of Marshall S.treet from Hamilton Street to Middlefield Roa.d on a.first-come- � first-eerved ba�is as a temporary measure, nending action on the plan to use part of Calif'ornia Square for parking. Seconded py Councilman Armstrong, passed unanimously. BID3 FOR RESOLU`Ti01QS OF INTENTIUN-1946-1 and 1946-2; 1946-1 City Engineer Wilson reported an error in the calculation of the bid submitted by the Union ' Paving Company, and correct computation eliminated it as lowest bidder; tnat actual louvest bidder is California Paving Company at $62,6b1.6'r; tnat this bid ie over $6,000 above estimated cost; tnat gas tax money is involved in tnis procee8ing and tne Division of Hignways will have to approve renision of estimate before tne contract can be awarded: Additional �6,000 Will , nave to be raised to meet tne contract. 1946-2 Mr. PJilson also reported that Union Paving Company is tne successFul pidder, at �81,30U.01; tnat if' tne contract is aivarded promptly, work could oe started witnin fifteen days. Councilman 'P7erder asked for,a breakdown of 1946-1. Mr. Wilson said tn�t tne estimated cost was to ha.ve been met with � yp33,000 assesament, �12,000 quarter cent gas tax, �5,000 bond money, and • �